ECON 450Economics of Development
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- 1973–74
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1965–66 to 1973–74 (before that, 1963–64 used the number for Advanced Economic Theory); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
The problem of economic development; theories of growth; the significance for economic development of capital accumulation, technology, natural resources and population. Allocation of investment resources; the role of economic institutions; public policies to stimulate economic development. Prerequisite: Economics 201, 202, 231, 232 or equivalent. 3 lectures.
As printed in the 1967–68 to 1973–74 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1963–64 to 1973–74, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1967–68 to 1973–74 7 calendars
The problem of economic development; theories of growth; the significance for economic development of capital accumulation, technology, natural resources and population. Allocation of investment resources; the role of economic institutions; public policies to stimulate economic development. Prerequisite: Economics 201, 202, 231, 232 or equivalent. 3 lectures.
1965–66 to 1966–67 2 calendars
Examines economic development and growth as they have been conditioned by innovations, technology, savings, methods of resource allocation, factor endowments, public policy, population. Growth theories, land use, and institutional structuring of society are also considered. Prerequisite: Economics 100 and 200.
3 lectures.
Not in the 1964–65 calendar.
1963–64 1 calendar
Another title: Advanced Economic Theory, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Analysis of the theories of representative economists.. Most attention is given to the writings of Marshall, Chamberlain and Keynes.
3 lectures.